How they got there: Villa Maria defeated Forest Hills 46-34, and North Catholic defeated Blackhawk 47-41 in the PIAA second round.

Outlook: North Catholic is on a five-game winning streak since losing at Bethel Park to end the regular season. The Trojans trailed Blackhawk by 16 points at halftime Wednesday before rallying for a 47-41 win. North Catholic has plenty of size, including 6-foot 2-inch Brown recruit Dani Short at forward along with 6-1 guard Kylee Lewandowski, who went over 1,000 career points Wednesday and 5-10 guard Tess Myers. Emma Pospisil and Carrie Foster round out the starting lineup. Short, the only senior on the team, and Lewandowski scored 10 points apiece in a 40-30 win over Villa in the quarterfinals last winter. North Catholic secured its 19th WPIAL title this winter and all three losses are to Class 5A or 6A schools. ... Villa Maria is on a seven-game winning streak, including three straight PIAA playoff wins. Holy Cross recruit Addy Cross is averaging 11.8 points per game for the Victors and scored seven points against North Catholic last year. Cassidy Creager is scoring 10.2 points per game, while Rachel Majewski is averaging 7.8 ppg and Ava Waid is scoring 6.5 ppg.

What's at stake: The winner plays the Mifflinburg-Lancaster Catholic winner Tuesday in the PIAA semifinals.

PIAA boys basketball playoffs

Class 2A quarterfinals

Farrell vs. Bishop Guilfoyle

Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Kiski High School

Records: Farrell 23-3; Bishop Guilfoyle 25-2

How they got there: Farrell defeated Serra Catholic 70-64, and Bishop Guilfoyle defeated Coudersport 77-65 in the PIAA second round.

What's at stake: The winner plays the OLSH-Ridgway winner Tuesday in the PIAA semifinals.